Mason Heberle

• Collaborate with healthcare providers to coordinate care and modify treatment plans tailored to the needs of underserved community patients
• Facilitate access to community resources, including patient assistance programs and services like Novascripts, to help patients secure essential medications at no or reduced cost
• Provide education to patients and their families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, medications, and critical lifestyle and dietary adjustments for effective chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes management, insulin administration, hyperlipidemia teaching, nutrition and exercise education)
• Administer vaccinations, distribute medications, and handle prior authorization requests to streamline patient care
• Organize and schedule necessary medical services, including appointments, therapies, and surgeries, to ensure timely follow-up and treatment continuity

• Triaged patients for endoscopies and colonoscopies by performing preliminary assessments of patients, verifying medical histories, and updating patient charts
• Placed peripheral IVs necessary for patients to receive anesthesia for their procedure
• Collaborated across disciplines with gastrointestinal doctors, anesthesiologists, fellow registered nurses, and medical assistants to provide comprehensive care
• Monitored patients’ level of consciousness during their post operative recovery, ensuring their vital signs were stable and they were able to tolerate PO food and fluids
• Provided patient education on post procedure discharge instructions and guided patients on the management of their diagnoses by answering questions regarding polyps, hemorrhoids, IBS, GERD, diverticulosis, and other gastrointestinal issues

o Utilized critical thinking and assessment skills in a fast-paced environment to provide comprehensive care to high acuity patients with a 4/5 to 1 patient-nurse ratios

• Managed care of complex patients with critical conditions such as advanced heart failure, new onset stroke development, alcohol/drug withdrawal, GI bleeds, and sepsis within a team environment
• Administered prescribed medications and titrated drug doses to meet the needs of the patient
• Monitored patients’ heart rhythms via telemetry boxes in order to assess changes in their rhythms that could be lethal and responded to these changes by calling rapid responses and MSETS if necessary
• Evaluated patient labs for the purpose of understanding patient condition and implementing important interventions to improve patient status such as electrolyte replacement and fluid balance

• Provided patient-centered care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse
• Assisted doctors and nurses in providing patient care by obtaining vital signs, drawing labs, and performing activities of daily living with patients
• Maintained the unit to provide a clean, organized, safe patient care environment
• Recorded patient information including admission data, vital signs, height and weight, and intake and output